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Former Arsenal forward says exchange with Vincent Kompany during Wolves defeat had more to do with passion and desire than ill feeling

Emmanuel Adebayor, the Manchester City striker, has dismissed suggestions of a rift with Vincent Kompany and claimed that players should be at each other’s throats if they see evidence of standards slipping.

Adebayor and Kompany, the central defender, were involved in an on-field row during City’s 2-1 defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on Saturday.

It followed a similarly heated exchange between Yaya Touré and James Milner, the City midfield players, at half-time during the 3-0 defeat by Arsenal six days earlier.

But while the incidents have contributed to rumours of unrest in the camp, Adebayor is adamant that the